Commercial & Business

Matthew Cannings is keen to develop his practice in commercial and business law and has been instructed in commercial law-related cases including insolvency and credit hire.

Insolvency

Matthew has experience of appearing in the County Court and High Court in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, acting for both creditors and debtors. He has also been briefed to draft proceedings and advise in an application to set aside a statutory demand.

Credit Hire

From the start of his second-six of pupillage, Matthew has regularly appeared in credit hire road traffic accident claims on behalf of claimants and defendants.

Background

Before coming to the Bar, Matthew obtained a distinction in his largely commercial-based masters degree (LLM) at the University of Durham where he studied, amongst other things, company law, corporate governance, obligations and international intellectual property law.